I have a Delco remy 12v starter generator for the $75 283 I finally found the box resistor for the points and the regulator that came with the generator. The Delco remy generator has two unmarked poles. The voltage regulator itself has three square posts sticking out of it. First post off regulator marked BAT second marked ARM third post marked FLD. A wire is connected to BAT post on the voltage regulator and that wire runs to another separate solenoid looking thing's B post. That solenoid looking thing also has three post sticking out of it first post marked H second marked B third post marked S is the second box a solenoid? Anyone know how to wire this starter generator up?
I don't know how to hook it up, but I wasn't aware of a starter/generator combination for a SBC, could you post a pic of it? I'd just like to see what it looks like. Somewhere I have the wiring diagram for my '32 Dodge, it also had that same setup as well, but it'd be an act of congress to find the paperwork.
Until tonight I have no way of posting better pictures. But this is the regulator and what I think is the solenoid
I see, that's just a generator (on the engine) and regulator, and what looks like a horn relay to my eyes. The white thing is a ballast resistor. I don't recall by memory how to wire it, but google search for say "1957 Chevrolet wiring/charging system".
Ok thank you! Now that I've found a base to start with can I just run fld wire from generator to fld on the regulator do the same with the arm wire and run a positive wire back to the battery off the regulators BAT post? Then ground generators frame to regulators frame? Don't need the horn relay or wire running to the ignition switch do I? I know how to polarize it once installed. I'm hoping that's it. Then can I power a volt gauge off the battery post on regulator to make sure it's correctly and safely charging right?
Once I go to test this can I run a wire off the BAT post from the voltage regulator to one post off this Amp meter and then run a wire off the second post from the Amp meter to the battery? The gauge works. Is it safe to run an Amp meter off the voltage regulators wire that sends the charge to the battery?
It's safe, if done correctly, i/e wire size, routing, etc. Remember all the charging current is running through the ammeter. But before you go chasing gremlins, google up "how to motor up a generator" Whenever I've done it and the generator motors properly, I'm confident they'll charge as well.
I talked about this on the 283 thread. When I got it out of the barn it did not even try to motor. I s****ed the brushes and copper pads clean and it REALLY motors now. Just don't wanna wire anything up wrong because I've done that already in the past and it's not awesome. EDIT: Also once it's spun up touching the fld post slows it down very quickly so it must work a little bit at least
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